Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before publishing to Play Store

Re:Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before pub... by dmitrygr on Monday November 13, 2023 @10:06PM (#38258525)

I cannot imagine any sane person coming up with this as a solution to any problem other than "it is too easy as an indie developer to make an app, solve a problem people have, and make it big in the world". Seriously whose ass did this idea get pulled from, and how can this be justified?

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Re:Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before pub... by Rastonbury on Monday November 13, 2023 @10:35PM (#38258762)

Yeah this is just going to spawn a cottage industry on Fiverr with jobs for "20 people testing your Android app", it honestly reminds me of my county's bureaucrats needlessly adding hoops to a process (which is so they can collect bribes).

Even for a small company of up to 10 people, I doubt many have 20 testing user lying around ready and waiting. Either pay/recruit or everyone get their extended families

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Re:Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before pub... by gilgoomesh on Monday November 13, 2023 @10:33PM (#38258744)

My guess is that 2 weeks and the usage pattern of 20 users gives Google enough data points to determine whether the app is just AI generated bot spam. Because I'm betting there's a lot of that at the moment.

Still seems like absurdly high bar for indie devs to clear.

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Re:Android App Devs now require 20 people to test before pub... by HurdsTimesNear on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @10:07AM (#38264132)

Maybe that is the exact problem this is meant to solve. Maybe all these countless apps cost too much to host for google?

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